Swing-canopy.



J. J. PARENT.

SWING CANOPY. APPLICATION FILED MAY 7, 1913.

11,104,309. Patented July 21, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.-

aosnrn J. PARENT, or AUBURN, MAINE.

' SWING-GANOPY.

Specification of Letters Patefit.

- i atentedljuly 21.. 1914-.

Application'filed ma 7, 1913. serial o. 766,199.

more particularly to swing canopies. 10

The principal object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive structure which may be folded into compact form when not in use so as to takeup little space and which may be readily attached to and detached from swings ofdifi'erent sizes or dimensions. Further objects of the invention will appear as the following description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing which forms part'of this application, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a top plan view with parts broken away. 'Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

For the purpose of illustrating the opera- 'tion of my invention I have shown an ordinary swing which is constructed, as is usual, of separate pairs of uprights 1 and 2 connected together by the diagonal braces 3 and 4. The members of the separate pairs of uprights are connected together, as is usual, by transverse braces 5 and .6.

The canopy comprises separate frames 8. and 9 each consisting of a plurality of longitudinal members 10 connected together by cross bars 11 and 12. The cross bars 11 are secured to the ends of the longitudinal members while the cross bars 12 are secured to the sides of the longitudinal members intermediate their length. The upper ends of the longitudinal members 10 all have secured thereto hinge members 13 which are connected together by a single longitudinal hinge rod 14 which extends the full width of the frames. Covering both of the frames and extending over the hinge rod is suitable covering 15 which is preferably made of some water-proof fabric, such as canvas or the like.

The canopy is secured to the swing frame by means of four brackets each one of which is constructed in a similar manner to that shown in Fig. 3 and each comprises separate parts 16 and 17 The part 16 consists of1a substantially V-shaped strip of metal havingone terminal bent back upon itself to-extefid beneath the cross bar 12 where it is "secured to saidib'ross bar by means of screw bolt which, asses through the bent back portion and through the main portion of the member 16.2 The opposite end of the member 16 is bentat' approximate right angles to that leg and is slotted .to r'eceiveiz. a screw which passes therethrough and enters a threaded aperture in the part"17, the part 17 being substantially L-shap'ed seas to extend beneath the cross bar 6 of the. 1

swing whereby the canopy frames are pre-- vented from raising or; becoming discon--.

nected' from the swing. By removing the hooks or L-shaped members 17 the brackets 16 the canopy maybe disconnected from the swing and folded one section upon the other so as to occup small space when packed away. It will e 'libticed that by hinging both the frames together the device may be adjusted to any. size swing and the construction of the bracket'is such' that the canopy may be applied to almost any type of lawn swing. I

\Vhat is claimed is: F

1. A folding canopy for lawn 'swingscomprising a pair of frames hingedly connected to each other, a canopy covering extending over said frames, and brackets carried by said frames for fastening the same to thetransverse braces of a swing, each of said brackets comprising a bracket member carried by the framefor' engagingsaid transverse brace and means for clamping said bracket member to "said brace.

2. A folding canopy for lawn swings comprising a pair offra nes'hingedly connected to each other, a'canopy covering extending over said frames, said frames each comprising side bars, an end bar and a cross bar, brackets carried by said cross bars for supporting the same from the transverse braces of a swing, and removable hook members carried by said bracket members for clamping the same to said braces.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of tw witnesses.

JOSEPH J. PARENT.

' Witnesses -ARTHUR J .PARENT,

CHARLES L. CARR.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, E c." 

